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  Alta, Norway
Norway > Finnmark > Lapland > Norwegian Lapland > Norwegian Lappland
Alta, the largest town in the thinly populated county of Finnmark, lies at the head of the Altafjord on the banks of the Alta, the best known salmon river in Norway.
Alta is served by the coastal ships of the Hurtigrute.
www.planetware.com /norway/alta-n-fnm-alta.htm   (178 words)

  
 Alta - Norway - visitnorway.com
Mo i Rana, Longyearbyen, Honningsvåg, Vardø, Vadsø, Mosjøen, Karasjok, Hammerfest, Brønnøysund, Berlevåg, Alta, Tromsø,
Alta is the largest town in Finnmark, and is located in the western part of Norway's northernmost county.
Alta, the Town of the Northern Lights, is continously growing and developing, and has become a centre of commerce and service for large parts of Western Finnmark and North Troms.
www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRarticle.aspx?id=41775   (480 words)

  
 Alta, Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alta (Áltá in Northern Sami) is a municipality and town in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Most people live in the town of Alta, stretching along the inner part of the fjord, enjoying a sheltered climate; daytime summer temperatures are often comparable to southern parts of Norway, and lowland areas in Alta are mostly sheltered from the winter storms.
The clear skies are the reason why Alta early was chosen as an excellent location for studying the aurora borealis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alta,_Norway   (423 words)

  
 Alta Museum, Norway
Norway > Finnmark > Lapland > Norwegian Lapland > Norwegian Lappland > Alta
The Alta Museum is responsible for the Hjemmeluft excavations and has an interesting collection of material on the local slate-mining industry, the river and fjord fisheries and the domestic art of the Lapps.
At Peska (15km/9mi south of the town center) visitors can get a first-hand view of slate-mining methods and the life and work of the local population.
www.planetware.com /alta/alta-museum-n-fnm-almu.htm   (86 words)

  
 Alta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American Land Title Association (ALTA), a national trade association representing the land title industry.
Alta Car and Engineering Company, an English automobile and a Formula One racing constructor.
Alta capella, a 20th century musicological term for Renaissance wind ensembles
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alta   (145 words)

  
 Alta-area, Norway
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Alta is located in the north of Norway, on 70 degrees north (North Cape, the northernmost point of the world is situated on 71 degrees north).
This means that we have long, cold winters with constant darkness and short, intense summers with midnight sun.
www.geocities.com /vibsim/alta.html   (101 words)

  
 Alta Norway Hotels ... Jake.com
Home >> Europe >> Norway >> Alta Hotels
It is Situted About 4 Miles from Alta Airport and Has Got Easy Access To...
Comfortable Hotel is situated in the middle of Old Alta Centre.
hotels.jake.com /eu/no/alta-hotels.html   (106 words)

  
 Alta, Norway
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